The cameo also made him the first player born after 2000 to make a Southampton appearance.

And it was almost an even more special moment when he had the chance to put the Saints in the lead, but with only Spurs keeper Michael Vorm to beat the former Leyton Orient player knocked the ball wide.

Speaking about his debut, Obafemi said: "It’s a special feeling. I’ve dreamed of it since I was a kid.

"I came in yesterday thinking I was going to be playing for the U18s against Fulham. I got stopped by the manager (Mauricio Pellegrino) and he said I wasn’t going to be playing (for the U18s) and that I was going to be training and potentially in the squad (for the game against Tottenham).

"I found out in the afternoon that I was going to be in the squad."

Obafemi added: "I can’t stop here. This is just the beginning of what I hope is my career and I’d just like to move on from here."

This week the GAA issued guidelines for appropriate and safe training for Gaelic games. We asked to decode those guidelines to find out if they’re an improvement on the old regime, and whether some carry a deeper message.

Cork City and St Patrick’s Athletic packed what felt like a season’s worth of sensation into a remarkable opening night at Richmond Park, the reigning SSE Airtricity League champions — reduced to 10 men when Graham Cummins was sent off in the first half and pegged back to 2-2 after racing into what had seemed like a commanding early lead — finally edging a thrilling encounter late on with a Kieran Sadlier goal scored direct from a corner.

Munster’s planning for a Zebo-less future has solidified with new contracts for Andrew Conway and Stephen Fitzgerald confirmed and a first start of the season for the latter in this evening’s Guinness PRO14 trip to Cardiff Blues.